EU "Starting This Summer, Vaccinated Americans Allowed Entry" (Comprehensive)

One Year After Entry Restrictions... "Impact of EU-US Vaccination Certificate Discussions"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Starting this summer, Americans who have completed COVID-19 vaccination will be able to visit Europe.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, stated this in an interview with The New York Times (NYT) on the 25th (local time). It has been one year since the EU restricted non-essential travel for most countries.

Americans who have completed vaccination with one of the three vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?Moderna, Pfizer, or Janssen?will be able to enter the 27 EU member countries starting this summer.

President von der Leyen explained, "All vaccines administered to Americans have been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Accordingly, they will be able to move freely and travel within EU member countries."

She added, "All 27 EU member countries will unconditionally accept anyone vaccinated with an EMA-approved vaccine." However, even if the European Commission lifts entry restrictions on American travelers, individual countries may independently maintain their own entry restrictions.

The NYT reported, "This decision was made possible due to the rapid vaccination pace in the U.S. and discussions between U.S. and EU officials regarding the issuance of vaccination certificates."

President von der Leyen said, "The resumption of travel measures will depend on the situation of the infectious disease," but also noted, "The situations in both the U.S. and the EU are improving."

Regarding the U.S. goal of achieving herd immunity by vaccinating 70% of adults by mid-June, she evaluated, "They have made tremendous progress."

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